Hulu has given a series order to a drama written and executive produced by Liz Meriwether (New Girl, The Dropout). Emmy Rossum is executive producing and in negotiations to headline the untitled project loosely inspired by the 1987 movie Black Widow.
In the Hulu series, an FBI agent — the role Rossum is poised to play — uses the secrets from a female serial killer’s past to try and find her.
Meriwether executive produces alongside Rossum and Sara Moskowitz via Rossum’s Composition 8 banner as well as Ron Bass who wrote the 20th Century Fox-distributed 1987 film.
20th Television, where Meriwether has been based for a decade, and Searchlight TV are producing. Meriwether was creator, executive producer and showrunner of the Fox/20th TV comedy series New Girl.
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